HyperDic: justinian_the_great

English > 1 sense of the expression Justinian the Great:
NOUNperson Justinian the Great, Justinian, Justinian IByzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians
English > Justinian the Great: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningByzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565).
SynonymsJustinian, Justinian I
Instance ofemperorThe male ruler of an empire

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